Dr. Gilbert Hosts: Parkinson's Disease and the Environment with Dr. Carlie Tanner

In the continuation of the Dr. Gilbert Hosts series, APDA’s Chief Scientific Officer, Dr. Rebecca Gilbert will speak with special guest Dr. Carlie Tanner who will share her expertise on the effects of the environment on the risk of developing Parkinson's disease.

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For your convenience, we’ve broken down the session by timecode, so you can skip or revisit sections and questions that interest you most. Simply fast-forward the video to the time indicated below:

3:10 Dr. Tanner’s presentation

21:33 Can an environmental exposure that occurred 30 years ago affect Parkinson’s disease risk now?

23:12 My husband has Parkinson’s disease and was exposed to air pollution and lived near an industrial area. Did these risk factors cause him to develop Parkinson’s disease? To ask the question more broadly: how should an individual person with Parkinson’s disease think about their own environmental exposures?

26:11 Why are scientists reluctant to say that chemicals such as paraquat and rotenone cause Parkinson’s disease when these chemicals are used to induce Parkinson’s disease in lab animals?

28:28 What are the connections between military service and developing Parkinson’s disease?

31:32 Is Parkinson’s disease treated any differently if an environmental cause is suspected?

33:32 Are there any studies that link computer use to Parkinson’s disease risk?

34:03 What is your risk of developing Parkinson’s disease if your mother has Parkinson’s disease?

39:38 Are there any studies looking at whether people with Parkinson’s disease have “forever chemicals” (chemicals that do not break down over time) in their bodies?

40:50 What precautions do you (Dr. Tanner) take to minimize your risk of Parkinson’s disease?

43:56 In terms of Parkinson’s disease risk, is it better to live in an urban area with air pollution or a rural area with pesticide exposure?

44:56 Parkinson’s disease has a history that is far older than industrial toxins. Could natural toxins such as fungal pathogens be responsible for Parkinson’s disease?

47:16 You mentioned the TOPAZ study for fracture prevention in people with PD. Can anyone with Parkinson’s disease participate in the study no matter where they live in the US?

48:46 Does gut heath play a role in increasing or decreasing risk of Parkinson’s disease?

50:54 Dr. Tanner’s paraquat paper was published in 2012. Why has it taken over 10 years for people to be talking about the relationship between paraquat and Parkinson’s disease?

52:02 Is there any evidence of a relationship between radioactive waste and Parkinson’s disease risk?

53:14 Male sex increases te risk of Parkinson’s disease. Is there a difference in progression between men and women?

55:19 Have the countries that no longer use paraquat seen a reduction in Parkinson’s disease cases?